AN ARTIST’S CHAOS

AN ARTIST’S CHAOS

One of my students is writing her first book. She asks me question, she listens, she doesn’t get defensive when I make suggestions, and she writes most days. But her Achilles heel (we all have one) is the chaotic nature of all that is involved in bringing a book...
READ THE F—ING MANUAL

READ THE F—ING MANUAL

I’ve lived in my current home for more than a couple of decades and I’ve always voted at the same polling place that’s around the corner from my house. It feels familiar as I take the short drive there whenever there’s an election and I see the...
Giving a Gift

Giving a Gift

A couple of days ago, I was at my local knitting store, La Knittierie Parisienne, on Ventura Boulevard, with my community of people who sit together for hours on end to practice our shared craft. I’ve come to really appreciate these women and men as time passes,...